NDEM3U1handout 1-verb

Do Did

work

stop

study

hug

worked

get up

do

buy

read

write

eat

have

is

are

Dictation

• In some countries there are more than 4 seasons.

• In Japan, for example, there is a rainy season between

spring and summer.

• It usually starts at the beginning of June.

• It usually ends in the middle of July.

• In some years, it rains almost every day during the rainy

season.

NDE M3U1L2-handout1-Kathy’s schedule

Didn’t have

left

Be doing Be going to do

Didn’t have

left

Be doing Be going to do

To find someone that has similar habits with you.

Questions Yes/No Name

always go to bed after midnight

usually get to work by subway

have to eat meat every day

usually go outside take a walk after lunch

take a shower every night

often shopping online

have breakfast on the way to work

do exercises three times a week

1. This morning I woke up at 7:00 but fell asleep again.

2. I didn’t get up until 8:30. So I didn’t have time for breakfast and I

took a taxi to work right away.

3. Luckily I wasn’t late!

4. Yesterday I got a call from a friend.

5. She invited me to go to a dinner party tomorrow evening at her new

apartment.

6. I went shopping yesterday afternoon with my wife.

7. We bought a present for a friend who just got married.

8. I’m going to go shopping tonight and buy some new clothes.

Yao Ming's Retirement Speech

Today is an important day for me. It is a day of special significance for

both my past professional career and future endeavors(trying hard).

At the end of last year, I once again had a stress fracture(injury) in my left

foot and had to sit out of basketball. Since then, like many friends who

cared about me, I waited and hoped that I could return. It was also a

frustrating(depressing) period, many thoughts crossed my mind. Today, I

am ready to announce to everyone my decision: I will end my athletic

career and formally retire from the game of basketball.

At this moment, looking towards the future and looking back through the

past, my heart is full of gratitude(thank).

First and foremost, I want to thank the game of basketball. This great

sport has brought joy to untold numbers of people, including myself.

When I was four years old, I got my first basketball. At nine, I entered a

youth sports school in Xuhui district (in Shanghai). I joined the Shanghai

Junior Team at 14. And when I was 16 years old, I put on my dad's former

number, and joined the Shanghai Sharks senior team in competition.

Basketball has allowed me to follow in my family's footsteps. Whenever I

see the joy and satisfaction in my parents' eyes, I feel a strong sense of

pride. I was also fortunate to win a CBA Championship with my

teammates for the city of Shanghai in 2002. From that moment on,

basketball has connected me with this great city. During that same year, I

entered the NBA. Basketball has led me to a bigger and broader stage to

showcase(show) my abilities. It's a dream for many to play for the

National Team. So in fulfilling my dream, I am especially grateful of the

opportunity to play for my country for so many years. And because of

basketball, I have found the love of my life Ye Li, and a lifetime of

happiness. Basketball has given me so much and for this, I want to thank

the game of basketball.

I also want to thank life. No matter if it's my beloved basketball or other

endeavors. It is all just a part of life. I believe life is like a guide. If you

follow him faithfully, he will open doors to wonderful worlds for you.

Today, I am retired from basketball, and one of those doors is closed. But

elsewhere, another door is opening and outside that door is a new world

waiting for me to experience and explore。

Even though I am leaving the basketball court, I will not leave the game.

The Shanghai Sharks team is how my professional life will continue. I am

continuing to learn about managing and running the team and will do my

best to bring honor and glory to my hometown and to Chinese basketball.

I have once said, when I retire from my professional career, I hope that it

is a comma, not a period. Today, that day has finally arrived, but I am not

leaving the sport of basketball that I love. My life will continue. I am still

Yao Ming and there are still many things that I wish to accomplish(finish).

The day of drawing a period is still far away.

New Year Resolution

Write an essay about your New Year resolution, no less than 160 words,

from the following aspects: • What you are going to do in the rest months of this year. • What you did in the previous months of this year. • What you are doing in this month.

Using the following words or phrases: As a result, … …so…that… …not…until… After that…./After doing… Later… …be going to… …plan to… …be scheduled… …from…until…

Weekly Arrangement

Write an essay about your weekly arrangement, no less than 160 words.

Using the following words or phrases:

• This (Monday)…

• On (Monday) ,…

• On (Wednesday morning/afternoon/evening…

• (Two) days later/ago/

• (Two) days after that …,

• …for (3 days).

• Yesterday (morning/afternoon)/ Last evening/ night

• Now …

• Later this week…

• Tomorrow/ the day after tomorrow

• In (two )days...